et végétales ("The Art of Preserving Animal and Vegetable Substances"). This was the first cookbook on modern food preservation methods.

La Maison Appert , in the town of Massy, near Paris, became the first food-bottling factory in the world, preserving a variety of foods in sealed bottles. Appert filled thick, large-mouthed glass bottles with produce of every description, ranging from beef and fowl to eggs, milk, and prepared dishes. He left air space at the top